Basketball Recap: Sanderson Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Nathan Fife

Points

02/04/25 @ Enloe	17
01/31/25 vs Athens Drive	15
01/28/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons	31
01/24/25 @ Leesville Road	21
01/17/25 @ Broughton	27
01/16/25 @ Athens Drive	15

Sanderson had won two straight games and Nathan Fife did his part to make it three on Tuesday. The Sanderson Spartans came out on top against the Enloe Eagles by a score of 56-49 thanks in part to Fife, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points and three steals. The matchup was his sixth in a row with at least 15 points.

Another player making a difference was Mack Snavely, who posted six points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.

Enloe lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Derryck Nzoungou, who went 5 of 10 to rack up 13 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Nzoungou a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Gui Wilkins was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.

Sanderson's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Enloe, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.

Sanderson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-37 win against Broughton on the 7th. As for Enloe, they have also already played their next contest, a 48-30 loss against Athens Drive on the 7th.